Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:
Yesterday a wasp ______ (sting) Grandpa on the neck while he was trimming the hedge.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → stung
Complete sentence: Yesterday a wasp stung Grandpa on the neck while he was trimming the hedge. “Yesterday” shows a finished action in the past, and no helping verb comes before the blank.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) stinged | not an English word: “sting” is an irregular verb with no -ed form | – |
| (2) stung (answer) | the simple past (V2) of sting: sting – stung – stung | A bee stung my little brother in the garden. |
| (3) stank | the V2 of a different verb, stink: to smell very bad | The rotten eggs in the dustbin stank. |
| (4) stings | the simple present form; it cannot show an action that happened yesterday | Salt water stings a fresh cut. |